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ME_YDA558 Darebin Creek at Darebin Parklands, ford (dog crossing) U/S railway bridge.

17 April 2014

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Overview

Catchment Yarra River
Site Darebin Creek at Darebin Parklands, ford (dog crossing) U/S railway bridge. ME_YDA558
Date and Time Thursday 17th April 2014 10:30am
Approved Approved

Notes

Physical Chemical Tests

Ammon-Nit mg/L NH3-N N mg/L NH4+ D.O. % D.O mg/L EC µS/cm FrP mg/L P Nitrate-Nit mg/L N Nitrate mg/L pH pH Units rP mg/L P Air ° C Water ° C Turb NTU
Sample 10 1060 7.5 0.05 20.3 15.6 10
Weather sunny
Last rainfall During the last week 0
Flow estimate MEDIUM: flow is normal/typical average flow
Water Appearance Muddy
Stream depth 0 - 50cm
Stream width >5m
Hazards
Litter/Pollutants bottles,plastic
Couldn't find ammonia testing kit so didn't do that test. Water still cloudy after recent heavy rains. Some rubbish and debris washed up. Muddy banks. Someone has tried to dam the creek with smaller rocks.

Creatures Agreed Level Taxonomy Method

Image Species Score Quantity
a. Family Hydropsychidae (net spinning caddis) a. Family Hydropsychidae (net spinning caddis) 6 5
c. Family Veliidae/ Family Mesoveliidae/ Family Hebridae (water treaders) 3 5
d. Family Hymenosomatidae (five cent crab, false spider crab) d. Family Hymenosomatidae (five cent crab, false spider crab) 3 10
d. Phylum Annelida, class Oligochaeta, (worms) 1 5
e. Family Lestidae and Family Coenagrionidae (Damselfly nymph) 2 5
g. Family Physidae, Species Physa acuta (snail) 1 10
h. Family Notonectidae , Genus Enithares (robust backswimmers) 1 5
i. Family Aeshnidae (Dragonfly nymph - Couta mud eye) 5 3
n. Family Corixidae , Species Diaprepocoris (Barry four-eyes) 6 5
q. Family Leptoceridae, Genus Triplectides (stick caddis) 4 10
ALT Signal Score 3.00
Weighted ALT Signal Score 2.96

Diary photos

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